Thread: Did Bret Hart do anything important other than The Montreal Screwjob?
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Old 05-09-2018, 05:20 PM   #15
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Austin's rise as a mega star either gets delayed by years or possibly never happens without the Bret match at Mania 13. Only other real option was HBK but unless you were in the Kliq or in their good graces, he was not reliable to give the star making rub needed due to his personal and backstage issues.

Could also argue Bret locked up the Canadian market for the WWF and kept it away from WCW due to his star status. WCW didn't start to push hard into Canada until after they got Bret.
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